ILC Cosmic Ray Workshop 2013 at the University of Tokyo

Workshop Goals

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will:

• Assemble the detector and collect data
  • Counter assembly and testing
  • Computer configuration
  • GPS location
  • Geometry measurement
• Practice using the e-Lab
  • Data uploads
  • Data searches
  • Blessing plots
  • Flux analysis
  • Poster creation
• Perform an extended data project and create a poster
• Discuss classroom implementation
• Learn about particle physics data and ILC

Saturday November 9

10:00    Registration and greetings

10:30    Presentation on Cosmic Rays (Kanaya)

11:30    Introduction to QuarkNet Cosmics (Brooks, Cecire)

12:00    Lunch

13:00    Cosmic Ray system construction and set-up

15:00    Start first data collection

15:30    Guided exploration of e-Lab

16:00    Upload data together

16:30    BLESSING and FLUX studies

17:00    Adjust detector and set up for overnight run

17:30    Close for evening

Sunday November 10

10:00    Greetings and data upload from overnight run

10:15    Divide into groups; BLESSING and FLUX on new data

11:00    Groups study e-Lab Posters, begin short project

12:00    Lunch

13:00    Project work

14:30    Project presentations

15:30    Data-based introduction to ILC

17:00    Discussion and closing

17:30    End of workshop

• Hands-on-CERN

Cosmic Ray Physics
Recommendation: Spend 30-60 min on one of these

• Introduction to Cosmic Rays
• Cosmic Extremes (PDF)

• Videos from ATLAS
• Cosmic Ray Air Shower over Chicago (QuickTime) - see animated cosmic rays
• MINOS Live Event Display - cosmic rays in a neutrino detector
• ILC in 2 minutes

And

• Build a Cosmic Ray Cloud Chamber (PDF)
• Download Hyperterminal and USB Driver (zip file)